The impact of changes in second pension pillars on public finances in Central and Eastern Europe

08-Feb-2012

Balázs Égert

This paper studies the impact of recent changes in second pension pillars of three Central and Eastern European Countries on the deficit and implicit debt of their full pension systems.

Earnings Volatility and its Consequences for Households (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 125)

31-Jan-2012

Many workers experience large fluctuations in before-tax labour earnings from one year to the next, due to changes in working hours, movements in and out of work and changes in pay.

Eligibility Criteria for Unemployment Benefits (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 131)

31-Jan-2012

This paper presents information on the strictness of eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits. Eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits can play an important role in offsetting the negative impact of generous unemployment benefits on employment incentives.

The Impact of Publicly Provided Services on the Distribution of Resources: Review of New Results and Methods (Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No 130)

12-Jan-2012

Gerlinde Verbist, Michael Förster and Maria Vaalavuo

This paper looks at how the income distribution in countries changes when the value of publicly-provided services to households is included.

Is the European Welfare State Really More Expensive? Indicators on Social Spending, 1980-2012; and a Manual to the OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) (Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No 124)

27-Oct-2011

Adema, W., P. Fron and M. Ladaique

This paper first presents information on trends and composition of social expenditure as in the OECD Social Expenditure database for the years 1980 – 2007 as well as estimates from 2008 – 2012.

Medical Tourism: Treatments, Markets and Health System Implications: A scoping review

20-Sep-2011

Despite the high-profile media interest and coverage, there is a lack of hard research evidence on the role and impact of medical tourism for OECD countries.

Aggregate Earnings and Macroeconomic Shocks (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 123)

07-Sep-2011

I examine the effect of labour market policies and institutions on the transmission of macroeconomic shocks to the labour market, using both aggregate and industry-level annual data for 23 OECD countries, 23 business-sector industries and up to 29 years.

Redistribution Policy and Inequality Reduction in OECD Countries: What Has Changed in Two Decades? (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 122)

06-Sep-2011

A range of data sources are used to assess if, and to what extent, government redistribution policies have slowed or accelerated the trend towards greater income disparities in the past 20-25 years.

Over-Qualified or Under-Skilled (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 121)

06-Sep-2011

Mismatches between workers’ competences and what is required by their job are widespread in OECD countries. that use qualifications as proxies for competences suggest that as many as one in four workers could be over-qualified...

Right for the Job (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 120)

06-Sep-2011

Ensuring a good match between skills acquired in education and on the job and those required in the labour market is essential to make the most of investments in human capital and promote strong and inclusive growth.